How to Install Docassemble on POP! OS Latest

Introduction

Docassemble is a free, open-source, and customizable platform for creating complex interviews, workflows, and automated document assembly. In this tutorial, we will be installing Docassemble on the latest version of POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Docassemble, make sure you have the apt package manager installed and updated. You can install it with the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Docassemble requires some dependencies installed before installation. Use the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-venv python3-wheel python3-cffi libffi-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libicu-dev redis-server git

Step 2: Create a Docassemble User

Create a new Docassemble user by running the following command:

sudo adduser --system --group --home /usr/share/docassemble docassemble

Step 3: Install Docassemble

Clone Docassemble from GitHub using the following command:

sudo -H -u docassemble bash -c "cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble.git"

Then install Docassemble using the pip package manager:

sudo -H -u docassemble bash -c "cd ~/docassemble && python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate && pip install wheel && pip install -r requirements.txt && pip install docassemble==0.7.20"

Note: the above command installs version 0.7.20 of Docassemble, you can change the version number as per your requirement.

Step 4: Configure Docassemble

Now, you need to create a configuration file for Docassemble. Use the following command to create the file:

sudo -H -u docassemble bash -c "cd ~/docassemble && cp docassemble/config/config.yml.TEMPLATE docassemble/config/config.yml"

Then, open the configuration file with a text editor:

sudo nano /usr/share/docassemble/docassemble/config/config.yml

Now update the following lines in the configuration file:

servername: your_servername
secret_key: your_secret_key

mail:
  default_sender: your_email_address
  login: your_username

Replace your_servername, your_secret_key, your_email_address, and your_username with your own values.

Step 5: Start Docassemble Services

You can start Docassemble services using the following command:

sudo service redis-server restart && sudo systemctl start docassemble && sudo systemctl enable docassemble

Step 6: Access Docassemble

You can access Docassemble via the web interface by navigating to http://your_servername.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Docassemble on the latest version of POP! OS. Now you can create your own interviews and workflows using Docassemble.